Man and woman found dead in river on Christmas Day as car recovered from water

More than a quarter of the prisoners in Scotland last Christmas were on remand, new figures show. A freedom of information request found 2,062 people in the prison estate on Christmas Day 2021 had not been convicted of an offence.

Police say they are growing concerned for the welfare of a man who disappeared overnight in Ayrshire.

A Scots mum has been left with multicoloured blotches on her skin after using a kids' bath paint set from Boots which won't wash off properly.

A man has died after being struck by a police car in West Lothian on Boxing Day.

Police in Forth Valley are appealing for information to help trace a 32-year-old man who has been missing for more than a week from Stirling.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder after a woman was found dead in a home in Airdrie.

A family from Dumfries welcomed what could be Scotland's first baby born on Christmas Day.

Police probing a ‘targeted’ Christmas Day attack on a woman say the getaway car used by the suspect was found on fire just hours later. An investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old was assaulted in the Graysknowe area of Edinburgh at around 6pm on Sunday.

Celebs Go Dating's Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy spent their first Christmas Day together as a couple.

A man has been arrested after armed police were called to reports of a ‘disturbance’ at a property in Fife on Christmas morning which resulted in a six hour standoff.

A Scots mum has told of her heartbreak as she marked the first Christmas since her still her stillborn baby passed away.

An ITV News presenter was left red-faced after mistakenly announcing the Pope had died on Christmas Day.

If Christmas dinner isn't quite your thing, you may be wondering where you can go to pick up a bite to eat.

Devastated friends of a Scots woman found dead in Airdrie have paid tribute to the 'lovely person' who had an 'infectious smile'.

Some Scots may want to know what train services will be available over the festive period this year.

A woman found dead at a house in Airdrie has been named as Stacey Warnock.

A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead at a house in Airdrie.

The Scottish Highlands is the only part of the UK likely to see a white Christmas, according to the Met Office. Christmas is likely to be wet and cloudy for a lot of the country with the heavy snowfall coming two weeks too early to give most people a white Christmas.

A man who was found dead at a property in the east end of Glasgow has been named locally as Gavin Mclean.

A man’s body was found in the River Leven near Renton this afternoon, after a four day search.